Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes

Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes

711 class No. 57472 at Bo'ness 4 October 1961
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Dugald Drummond
Build date 1883-1897
Total produced 244
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Locomotive weight 41.3 long tons (42.0 t)
Boiler pressure 150 psi (1,000 kPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 17,901 lbf (79.63 kN)
Career
Operator(s) CR  LMS
Class CR: 294 and 711
Power class LMS: 2F
Withdrawn 1946-1962

The Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes (nicknamed "Jumbo") were 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Dugald Drummond for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1883. After Drummond's retirement, construction of the class continued under Smellie, Lambie and McIntosh.[1] [2]

Ownership changes

All 244 locomotives survived to be absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and 238 survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948.

Numbering

294 class No. 57361 at Polmadie Depot 15 August 1948
294 Class
CR nos. LMS nos. BR nos.
Various 17230-17392 57230-57392
711 Class
CR nos. LMS nos. BR nos.
Various 17393-17473 57393-57473

The BR number series are not continuous because some locomotives were withdrawn before 1948.

See also

References

  1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, No.3, London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, 1966, pp 176-177
  2. http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=2F-E